Making the switch to Linux has never been easier, as Microsoft continues to bloat or break Windows 11 on a routine basis.

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If Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 isn’t launching on your PC due to Secure Boot errors, you need to check and adjust some settings on your PC. This usually involves changing settings in your BIOS menu, ...

Honey, I shrank the OS. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Remember when the prevailing wisdom of consumer tech was 'smaller is ...

I have a Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM. 1TB SSD). I really like the hardware, and I decided to try Ubuntu on it. Downloaded the ISO for the ARM version of 25.10. Put it on a ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

Booting into Safe Mode in Windows 7 is a useful way to troubleshoot issues. This guide explains the exact steps to access Safe Mode quickly and safely. To reach the boot menu, you need to restart your ...

If your PC has a built-in recovery partition, you can use it to restore the system. Confirm the factory reset process. Wait until the reset completes and the computer restarts. If you forgot your ...